Stace's First Father's Day Dinner

Kim and Stace's baby is 6.5 months old and Kim and Stace have both had their first holidays as parents. Mothers Day was a little unfortunate - we had plague in the house and were all too sick to really celebrate. Stace's first Fathers Day has been broken up into pieces because he has his super important exams on Tuesday and Wednesday. But this time we at least go in a dinner. Stace's Absolute Most Favorite Meal Ever Is...


Chicken Fettucine Alfredo


I adapted this recipe from the fabulous Annie, of annies-eats.com

What You Need:
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, butterfly in half
1 tbsp. olive oil (I'm really bad about measuring things like that - I generally go by the, does that look right?, method. But that's what the recipe called for, in case you like things to be more structured.)
For Chicken Seasoning: S&P to taste, and a tad of garlic-pepperocino mixed spice.

Alfredo Sauce:
4 tbsp. butter
2-3 cloves garlic, smashed
1.5 cups heavy cream
1 cup shredded mozzarella
S&P to taste

Instruzioni

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet on med-high. Put the seasoned chicken breasts in to cook. Cook until (a nice glowing healthy) brown on one side, then flip. Cook through. Remove onto a plate. After a cool down period, cut them into nice bite sized chunks. Cover with foil or pot top to keep warm.



Cook fettucine til al dente (in Italian, this means "to the teeth." In Italy, you know your pasta is al dente when you can throw it against your tiled kitchen wall and it sticks. If you don't have a tiled kitchen wall, biting it will do just fine :) )

For the sauce, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When it's almost entirely melted, add the garlic and the cream - bring to a simmer. Try not to get distracted like I did! Mine saucepan of creamsauce overfloweth. Oops. After it's begun to simmer, reduce heat and let it sit for about 5ish minutes, or until it's thickened. Mix in the mozzarella and wait for it to completely melt. The nature of the mozzarella means it's going to be a little bit lumpy looking, but don't worry - you don't notice it when you're eating! (I don't know if there is a rule that says alfredo can only be alfredo with Parmesan... but I used all mine up the other day making risotto, so I worked with what I had.)
Now season it with Salt and Pepper!

Throw it all in a big bowl, mix it up, and enjoy!

Kim made chocolate chip M&M cookies for dessert! Mmmmm